MLB: Are We Set for a Barry Bonds Return?
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jl3 posted 4/20/2008 from ballhype.com [flag] |
The Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend have released slumping Designated Hitter Frank Thomas, so does this mean the first brick has been laid for a possible Barry Bonds return to baseball.
The last we heard from Bonds' agent, he wasn't just sitting by the pool side sipping on Margaritas but was working out and preparing for a call to play ball and being the DH for an American League team is the perfect position for the current home run king.
If the Blue Jays call on Bonds' services in the next few weeks they could have something in common with musician Paul McCartney...both went after an old bat with one good leg, referring to McCartney's ex wife Heather Mills.
Thomas is 0 for his last 13 and is only 4-for-35 since April 8th. He is only hitting .167 with three homeruns and 11 runs batted in, quite a contrast from a season ago when he hit .277 with 26 home runs and 95 runs driven in.
Thomas is an almost certain Hall of Famer with 516 career homers, placing him 18th on baseball's career list. In addition, he has hit 264 career home runs as a designated hitter, the most in baseball history.
Thomas is in elite company as one of only four players in baseball history to have at least a .300 average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBIs, 1,000 runs and 1,500 walks. The others are Mel Ott, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
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Comments (2)
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Rouge +1Barry Bonds in Toronto? I've heard this mentioned a couple of times tonight. I'm no fan of Barry Bonds as a ballplayer or a person but from a Jay's fan point of view, it's pretty damn intriguing, I must admit. Having Frank Thomas here for a while was a nice novelty as well. But his slow start last year and again this year weren't going to help the Jays to the wild card. A few 1 run losses early in the year can be the difference at the end of it. So lets see what Matt Stairs can do. It won't cost a penny more to the team either. -
sdiddy25 Regardless of all the crap surrounding Bonds, he can still play. Being out of work has probably been a big reality check, giving Thomas a shot and not considering Bonds would be lunacy. Bonds is exactly what the Jays need, a big hitting lefty who just happens to use Canadian Maple bats made in Ottawa. Where better to go then the most understanding country in the world?? Fans in the seats and balls in the stands, Bonds in Toronto is a can't miss for the Jays
